saki Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun British writer of short stories (1870-1916)
    H. H. Munro; Hector Hugh Munro; Munro.
  2. noun Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot
    sake; rice beer.
  3. noun small arboreal monkey of tropical South America with long hair and bushy nonprehensile tail

WordNet

Sa"ki noun
Etymology
Cf. F. & Pg. saki; probably from the native name.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Pithecia. They have large ears, and a long hairy tail which is not prehensile. ✍ The black saki (Pithecia satanas), the white-headed (P.leucocephala), and the red-backed, or hand-drinking, saki (P.chiropotes), are among the best-known.
Sa"ki noun
Definitions
  1. The alcoholic drink of Japan. It is made from rice. usu. spelt sake

Webster 1913